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Work in Progress by Bonnie Devine

Bonnie Devine uses various media and mapping strategies to explore the complex colonial histories of the north shores of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, which include the cities of Mississauga and Toronto and the traditional territories of the Michi Saagiig (Mississauga) and the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations of the Grand River).

Circles and Lines: Michi Saagig aims to honour the relationships between the two original land occupiers and inhabitants; the Mississauga's and the Haudenosaunee: both evicted, sovereign Nations with thousands of years of intellectual knowledge and unwavering protection, and relationship to the land.

Through the combination of a series of scrolls, maps, media, and braided reeds, Circles and Lines: Michi Saagig aims to reconnect and ground us on the traditional territory and land we benefit from, live on, and call home.

See Bonnie’s Work: Bonnie Devine | Circles and Lines: Michi Saagig | Guest-curated by Raven Davis September 6 – December 21, 2018 + Opening Reception and Artist Talk, September 6, 6 – 9 PM Art Gallery of Mississauga 300 City Centre Drive. Mississauga, ON L5B 3C1

Find Bonnie: https://www2.ocadu.ca/bio/bonnie-devine

Find Raven: http://ravendavisart.tumblr.com/ Images:  Titled/Untitled Diptych. Mixed media on board, 2018 48 x 18 inches, 122 x 45.7 cm (total dimensions)

Lands Required to Sustain Diptych. Mixed media on board, 2018 48 x 18 inches, 122 x 45.7 cm (total dimensions)